REGION #19 MAILING JUNE 2015 The Region #19 mailing contains vital information to be shared with all members. Presidents/Team Leaders are reminded to make appropriate reminders at rehearsals. Chapter REC’s are reminded to distribute this mailing to the proper committee chairs and officers. Directions and their addenda are to be kept by the Secretary. Flyers should be posted.
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ACTION BY
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Regional Calendar
Presidents/Team Leaders/REC’s
Sarah Nainan-Newhard, Team Coordinator Marge Grossman, Communications Coordinator
Coordinator’s Corner
All Mailing Recipients
Marge Grossman, Communications Coordinator
Team Coordinator Notes
All Mailing Recipients
Sarah Nainan-Newhard, Team Coordinator
In Search Of….
All Mailing Recipients
Donna Halley, Education Coordinator
Member Events
All Mailing Recipients
Various
Bid form for 2016 Regional
Presidents/Team Leaders
Chris Slusser, Incoming Events Coordinator
Region #19 Philosophy Women join Sweet Adelines because they love to sing. They stay because of the musical challenges, the rewards of individual achievement, and the rewards of performance and the sense of belonging. Therefore, Region #19 is a progressive women’s organization which: Promotes excellence in the performance of barbershop harmony through education Creates an atmosphere of camaraderie among its membership Provides opportunities for individual growth.
Region 19 Website: www.region19sai.org
All submissions for the monthly mailing are due on the 27th OF EACH MONTH. All submissions should be submitted in electronic form (Microsoft Word, or any graphic format – jpg, bmp, etc.), and sent to maggysings@verizon.net.
ATLANTIC BAY-MOUNTAIN REGION #19 CALENDAR OF EVENTS – updated SEPTEMBER 2014 Key: =Chapter Events; =Regional Events; =International Events * = newly added/modified events
2015 Harbor City Music Company, Golf Tournament ............................................................... June 12 Delaware Valley Show Chorus Spaghetti Dinner ............................................................. June 20 DEADLINE for articles, etc., for Hi-Lo’s ......................................................................... August 1 Rising Star Competition, Scottsdale, Arizona ................................................................ August 8 Regional F.L.A.S.H., Holiday Inn Harrisburg East, Harrisburg, PA (Faculty: Lori Lyford) ................................................................................ September 11 – 13 Red Rose City Chorus, Chapter Show .................................................................. September 27 Delaware Valley Show Chorus Bingo ........................................................................... October 3 International Convention, Las Vegas, NV ................................................................ October 6-10 Freedom Valley Chorus, Winter Concert ................................................................ November 14 2016 Regional Convention and Competition, Hershey, PA ......................................... April 7-10, 2016 Regional F.L.A.S.H. (Faculty: Betty Clipman) ........................................ September 23 -25, 2016 International Convention, Las Vegas, NV .................................................... October 18-22, 2016 2017 Regional Convention and Competition, Hershey, PA ........................................... April 6-9, 2017 Regional F.L.A.S.H. (Faculty: Judy Posgay & Sandy Marron) ................ September 8 -10, 2017 International Convention, Las Vegas, NV .................................................... October 10-14, 2017 2018 Regional Convention and Competition, Hershey, PA ....................................... April 12-15, 2018 Regional F.L.A.S.H. (Faculty: Jim Arns & Renee Porzel) ........................ September 7 – 9, 2018
Please Note: If there are any additions and/or corrections to the regional calendar, please notify Sarah Nainan-Newhard, Team Coordinator: syuki63@gmail.com, and Marge Grossman: maggysings@verizon.net. Chorus show dates do not have to be “cleared” with the Region; however, choruses should contact the Communications Coordinator to add your show date on this calendar. This will also help you learn when other choruses are planning their shows, and share your plans with other choruses. Other Important Deadlines: Regional Mailing: submit to Marge Grossman (maggysings@verizon.net) by the 27th of each month Hi Lo’s: submit articles/photos/etc., to Marge Grossman, maggysings@verizon.net, by the deadlines indicated within the calendar.
COMMUNICATIONS CORNER Marge Grossman Communications Coordinator
NEWS & REMINDERS
If you have not already done so, please submit your updated Directory information. This information is also used to update the Yahoo Groups for the Region. Thank You, Patty Weeks for your assistance!!
Please try to keep some type of “diary” of what your chorus/quartet has been, or will be, doing since the Spring Hi-Lo’s, for submission to the Fall Hi-Lo’s by August 1. And, of course, save your photos!!
Regional assessments were due May 1st. After June 30th a 10% late fee will be added.
TEAM COORDINATOR NOTES Happy June! Here come those lazy, hazy days of summer, and for a Sweet Adeline, you’re either prepping for a show in the colder months, or some are preparing their sets for International Convention in Las Vegas! We’ll be able to see those sets at F.L.A.S.H., which is also where we’re going to have Lori Lyford, director of Scottsdale Chorus, who has consistently made the Top 5 at International competitions. Have you checked out our regional website lately? Barb Falkinburg (Pride of Baltimore chapter) has been hard at work adding content to the site, and we appreciate her efforts. RMT members will also have access to update information to ensure that we’re keeping current with all that goes on in our region. The Members Only feature has changed whereby you create your own login and password for the site. If you haven’t already done so, hop on over to the site and create your login: http://www.region19sai.org/ I personally like how you can view the Monthly Mailings and Hi-Lo’s in an online reader! Chapter Officers: hopefully by now, you’ve submitted your data for the Regional Directory. Updating the information is easy as there’s now an online form available. See May’s Monthly Mailing for the link. The sooner this information is updated, the sooner we all have updated information! The RMT uses this information to update the Yahoo Groups we have for various positions (Team Coordinators/Presidents, REC’s, Treasurers, etc.). Wishing you all a joyous June!
In harmony, Sarah Nainan-Newhard Team Coordinator Atlantic Bay-Mountain Region 19 syuki63@gmail.com
www.region19sai.org Region #19’s website has undergone a redesign. With that come some changes that affect you our users. The first change you will see is many more photos. We have fun participating in this hobby and we want others to see that! Please feel free to share your photos with Barb. We have done a page for each chorus with info taken from the directory and in some cases photos from your websites. Quartets were updated using your chorus websites and any other place where information could be garnered. If your quartet is not there, let Barb know. If your quartet has disbanded, please also let Barb know. Two of the biggest changes are the addition of a regional store and a revamped way to access the Members Only section. At the moment the regional store may be used to pay CAL assessments and also Quartet Chorus memberships. The RMT will consider other uses as we go through our year. The Members Only area no longer has a single password that you need to know to log in. Instead, you can create your own login by registering. You use your own email address and a password of your own choosing. Each must be approved, but that doesn’t take very long. In the Members Only area is where you will find things like the directory, finance forms, information on education programs and handouts as well as music for events. The Hi-Lo’s and the Monthly Mailings are available for you to view in an online magazine format. If you have trouble viewing these you may need some updates on your computer, notably Flash or Java. If you would like to share pictures or have information that needs correcting, please contact BARB FALKINBURG at bfalkinburg@comcast.net.
In Search Of…. As I sat at the International Convention this past November, in March at the Mid-Atlantic District Youth Adjudication, and then at our Regional Convention, I marveled at the number of young people embracing this hobby of ours with great passion. I saw young women’s quartets, young men’s quartets and mixed quartets at various stages of their musical development. You could see them at all hours singing tags and drinking it up as though it were an intoxicating beverage. It is intoxicating, as I am sure you will all agree. That’s why we feel so passionately about it and spend our time and money immersing ourselves in this “hobby.” As a region, we can be doing more to encourage and support youth involvement and membership. But it takes money and a group of committed individuals to make things happen! And so, I am looking for several individuals to form a Young Women in Harmony (YWIH) Regional Committee which would work under the auspices of the Education Coordinator. I need these people to have a great passion for bringing youth to the hobby, the ability to work as a team player, organizational skills to put together YWIH events, the ability to work closely with the Education Coordinator as well as perhaps members of the Barbershop Harmony Society, basic knowledge of budgets and willingness to travel at times. If you think this is an opportunity where you could make a difference in the lives of young women and play a part in shaping our region over the next decade, please email me at dhalley1@comcast.net. I would LOVE to talk with you and share ideas! A huge THANK YOU goes out to Lori Jo Whitehaus who has been at the helm of YWIH for the past year. We appreciate her efforts tremendously and wish her well. Time constraints have made it very difficult for her to continue in this position. I hope there are those of you who will seriously consider volunteering. The future of our organization depends on all of our collective efforts! I so look forward to hearing from you! Donna Halley Education Coordinator Atlantic Bay-Mountain Region 19 dhalley1@comcast.net
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
Comedy Double quartet Contest
Grab 7 of your best buds, some great costumes, one parody song and your sense of humor and plan to enter the Comedy Double Quartet Contest
FLASH 2015 Friday Night at 9:00 PM Look forward to lots of laughter, fun, humor, prizes and unforgettable performances! *** Look for details soon. ***
YOU’RE INVITED … TO BID TO HOST 2016 REGIONAL CONVENTION/COMPETITION HERSHEY, PA (our first time there … and the Boutique will be right outside of the event room)
April 7-10, 2016 DEADLINE: June 30, 2015
SUBMIT COPY OF BID FORM TO: CHRIS SLUSSER Events Coordinator 6 Silvius Court Sicklerville, NJ 08081 856-875-8944 (h/w) 856-905-0437 (c) chrissingslead@verizon.net NOTE: According to Regional Standing Rules (Sec. 9, A1, 2, 3) in order to be eligible to bid for this Regional event, your chorus must be in good standing with the Region and International, and may not have hosted a Regional Convention more than once in three years, unless no other chorus was willing to host that event.
REGION #19 BIDDING FORM FOR 2016 CONVENTION Please complete this form in duplicate. Forward one (1) copy to the Events Coordinator and keep one (1) copy for your chorus files. Convention Dates: April 7-10, 2016
Location: Hershey, PA
Chorus: Chorus President/Team Coordinator: Address:
Phone(s): Email(s): Number of members in chorus: _____
Number expected to participate: _____
Will someone from your chorus be available to inspect the Convention site with Regional personnel? _____ Dates of previous hosting experience during the last five (5) years: Winter: ____________________ Summer: ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ Fall: ____________________ Convention: __________________ ____________________ __________________ 1.
List any other chorus projects during the last five (5) years that would qualify your chorus to host a Regional Convention:
2.
Why is your chorus interested in hosting a Regional Convention? (Please use the back of this form if additional space is needed.)
Name of chapter member chairing this event: (Region #19 requires that you appoint a single chair prior to bidding.) Date:____________________
Chorus: Signature: President/Team Coordinator
INSTRUCTIONS FOR UPDATING CHAPTER OFFICERS Please note that only Chapter Presidents/Team Leaders, Membership Chairs and Treasurers have access to make chapter officer updates.
TO LOGIN: • Click here for the direct link to the main menu of the Member’s Only section. • Enter your login credentials and click “Login.” (Your username is your last name first initial, ex: Jane Smith is smithj — if you forgot your password, or your username, click here to retrieve it.) • Under Options Open to Members Only, click on the link to “Chapter Activity/Reports.” • You may be asked to log in again with the same criteria you entered above, click “Login” after you have entered your login information. (You can bookmark this page or add it to your favorites.) • In order to update your chapter officers, click on the link for “Charter Renewal & Officers.” • Make sure your chapter name appears and click on “Select Chapter.” • Make sure your chapter contact information is up to date and click on “Continue Update.” • Use this Update Chapter Officers page to make all changes to your chapter officer list.
TO RESIGN AN OFFICER: Find the chapter officer’s name (in the “Name” column). Click on the drop down arrow next to her position title (under the “Position” column). Select the position in which they are expiring (ex: if they are resigning from the Treasurer’s position, select Xpired Treasurer). Under the “To” column in the corresponding row, enter the date in which they are resigning (today’s date or earlier — the “To” date cannot be set for a future date). Do this for each resigning officer. When you are ready to submit your changes, click the button labeled “Update All Records.” Your resigned officers have been updated, and they will no longer appear on your chapter officer list. Note: If you do not resign an officer before her expiration date, she will be removed from your Chapter Officer list after her expiration date, and you will no longer see her listed.
TO ADD AN OFFICER: • At the bottom of the screen, under “Add New Chapter Officer,” enter the member’s ID number in the space provided (in the ID field). • Under “Position,” click on the drop down arrow to select the position for the officer you are adding. • Under the “From” and “To” column, enter in the dates that the officer will begin her position and end her position (ex: From 5/01/2013 To 4/30/2015). • Click the “Add New” button to submit the new chapter officer position. • Do this for each new chapter officer position that needs to be added. • Click the “Continue” button at the bottom of the page. • A pop‐up box will appear that says “Make sure all changes are saved. Do you wish to continue?” • Click “OK.” • Your new officers have been updated.
LEARN THE ART OF BARBERSHOP ARRANGING FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME!
ANNOUNCING REGION 19’S ARRANGER EDUCATION “WEBINARS” Arranger Education is now available through webinars. All you need is a computer, a printer, and a phone. Different levels of arranger education, including having no experience at all, are offered.
Don’t know what a webinar is or how it works? No problem! All will be explained! CONTACT MARSHA ZWICKER, SAI CERTIFIED MUSIC ARRANGER, AT MarshaSingsBBS@verizon.net OR CALL HER AT 410-561-1229 FOR MORE INFORMATION.